…the end result of the adoption of permaculture strategies in any country or region will be to dramatically reduce the area of the agricultural environment needed by the households and the settlements of people, and to release much of the landscape for the sole use of Wildlife and for re-occupation by endemic flora.
bill mollisonA profession is a body of men who voluntarily measure their work by a higher standard than their clients demand. To be professionally acceptable, a policy must be sound as well as salable. Wildlife administration, in this respect, is not yet a profession.
aldo leopoldI personally believed, at least in 1914 when predator control began, that there could not be too much horned game, and that the extirpation of predators was a reasonable price to pay for better big game hunting. Some of us have learned since the tragic error of such a view, and acknowledged our mistake. One must judge from the present volume that the Fish and Wildlife Service does not see any mistake.
aldo leopoldAlmost all of the social tragedies occurring around the world today are caused by ignoring the basic biological laws of nature ... The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and Wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it.
jim fowlerBorn a Wildlife warrior, die a Wildlife warrior.
steve irwinThe real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth soil, water, forests, minerals, and Wildlife. To utilize them for present needs while insuring their preservation for future generations requires a delicately balanced and continuing program, based on the most extensive research. Their administration is not properly, and cannot be, a matter of politics.
rachel carsonA peculiar virtue in Wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own conscience, rather than by a mob of onlookers. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact.
aldo leopoldThe continued existence of Wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans. Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature.
"To the bird watcher, the suburbanite who derives joy from birds in his garden, the hunter, the fisherman or the explorer of wild regions, anything that destroys the Wildlife of an area for even a single year has deprived him of pleasure to which he has a legitimate right. This is a valid point of view."
rachel carsonAs an eyewitness to the changing topography of the Arctic, I was stunned to see the rapid repercussions of global warming for the region, its Wildlife habitat and indigenous cultures.